I was first introduced to yoga in early high school, it was a class I was taking and just enjoyed the relaxation of it at first. After a while I became aware of how my mind and body were feeling with doing continuous amounts of yoga. 

For the majority of my life, I have struggled with anxiety and depression, in my last two years of high school I was having multiple paralyzing panic attacks a day. Flash forward some years later, I connected back with a serious yoga practice, I was reminded how much yoga regulated my anxiety and helped me feel motivated in contrast to my depression. 

I moved to Bozeman, Montana in 2018 and immediately joined a yoga studio, I felt physically healthy, and mentally regulated but I hadn’t felt like I found my yoga community yet. I did some trial and error at a couple different studios, until a friend brought me to my now current studio – YourYoga. I had an immediate connection with the owner and became going to a yoga class every day. This owner was the person who saw the potential in me to become a yoga teacher, which was something I never considered. I took the leap and moved to Paia, Maui for a month and half and got my yoga teacher certification. 

This is where my life changed, and my practice took off. I was inspired to help others feel the benefits of a regular yoga practice, and to find their needs for well-being be met. Yoga and its philosophy have and continues to positively impact my mental, physical and emotional health. I changed my college path and found my purpose – helping others through the journey of yoga. I have developed a professional career with yoga and this holistic practice. Now I want to be able to help others on a larger scale and make yoga more accessible to people from all distances.